# Hot and Dry Weather Tees Up a Tense July in the US Corn Belt

> A Gro Intelligence analysis warns that heat and inadequate soil moisture in the US Corn Belt could hit the recently emerged seedlings ahead of July pollination. Extreme heat during pollination can reduce kernel set and suppress yields.

- Date: 2022-06-27 · published 2022-06-27T12:00:00.000Z
- Category: weather · region US · magnitude medium
- Page: https://feedsoft.ai/events/13352-hot-and-dry-weather-tees-up-a-tense-july-in-the-us-corn-belt
- Commodities: [Corn](https://feedsoft.ai/c/CORN.md), [Soybean Meal](https://feedsoft.ai/c/SBM.md), [DDGS](https://feedsoft.ai/c/DDGS.md)

## Why it matters

Forecast stress during the critical July pollination window raises the risk of a US corn yield shortfall, supporting corn and related feed prices.

## Read by commodity

- SBM: bullish ▲
- CORN: bullish ▲
- DDGS: bullish ▲

## Similar past events

| Commodity | Date | Event | 5-day % | 20-day % |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| CORN | 2021-06-21 | [Hot, dry weather stresses crops in heart of the Corn Belt and Northern Plains - Pro Farmer](https://feedsoft.ai/events/46417-hot-dry-weather-stresses-crops-in-heart-of-the-corn-belt-and-northern-plains.md) | -3.3% | -8.0% |
| CORN | 2024-05-10 | [Hot and Dry Weather Impacting Safrinha Corn in Brazil](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13570-hot-and-dry-weather-impacting-safrinha-corn-in-brazil.md) | +2.4% | +2.7% |
| CORN | 2024-04-25 | [Weather patterns are shifting in Iowa and the Corn Belt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13195-weather-patterns-are-shifting-in-iowa-and-the-corn-belt.md) | +0.7% | +4.5% |
| CORN | 2022-06-20 | [Hot and dry conditions increasing drought concerns in the Corn Belt](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13353-hot-and-dry-conditions-increasing-drought-concerns-in-the-corn-belt.md) | -3.7% | -11.8% |
| CORN | 2018-05-29 | [Wheat prices are rising because of the hot and dry weather](https://feedsoft.ai/events/65065-wheat-prices-are-rising-because-of-the-hot-and-dry-weather.md) | -3.7% | -9.3% |
| SBM | 2024-08-26 | [Hot and Dry Weather Forecast for Central Brazil's Planting Season](https://feedsoft.ai/events/13550-hot-and-dry-weather-forecast-for-central-brazil-s-planting-season.md) | +2.0% | +3.8% |
| SBM | 2023-08-28 | [Soybeans at 1-month high, corn firm as hot, dry weather hits US crops - Markets - Business Recorder](https://feedsoft.ai/events/34585-soybeans-at-1-month-high-corn-firm-as-hot-dry-weather-hits-us-crops-markets.md) | -1.5% | -7.0% |
| SBM | 2017-07-25 | [Dryness Noted in Western Corn Belt Ratings](https://feedsoft.ai/events/69798-dryness-noted-in-western-corn-belt-ratings.md) | -2.2% | -9.2% |

## Sources

- gro-intelligence.com: https://www.gro-intelligence.com/insights/hot-and-dry-weather-tees-up-a-tense-july-in-the-us-corn-belt

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